Trap-nest.



N. W'EYER.

TRAP NEST.

APPLICATION FILED 'JAN. 26. l9l I.

Patented J uly' 31, 1917.

2 SHEE,TSSHEET l.

N. WEYER.

TRAP NEST,

APPLICATION FILED mus. 1911.

Patented July 31, 1917;

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 iIIeK WEYER, on 'rEwIsT'oN, MINNESGTA;

TRAP-miss.

s ecification of letters iatent. lili t iit fi Ju k i ilieiien hl'elizeniieiii 26, 1917. Serial No. 144,621.

Ta (ill whom ii -may Be ifi kiiown that I, Nieii ins, :1 ifiieil of theUnited States, residing ethewisigon, in the county of Winona and Stineof Minneseta hive iiiveiited eertliin new and useful ImprovementsT-i'ip-Nests'; and I do hereby declare the iellowin' to be ii 1111,

clear, and exact desefiptieii oi the invention,

such as will enable oft lieisskilleil in the art to which it epperteiilsto make and iise the This iIi'V ehfidI'I i'elitefi -toifil'iifCiVIfiili'S in nests.

The object of this invention is the provision of ii tizip nest which isso 'een'sn iieied its 6 piov'ide 'al nest 'i'v'h'ieh is eofi'lfoi'tahleand acceptable to the hen and which pro- Vines ineins' for blfizitifigdeterioiittion of eir'sflztl accidents.

A still further ohj'eet this invention is the provision of a nest ofthis elii'racter, which is of s'ii'cll eensjtruetieil that the same"in-ay'b'e washed 5H8 c'lealnediii a i'eliahle' and easy fileniir sothat {the nest will he kept in a healthy stateat in tinies. A still'fui-theh dbjeetoi this hive-mien is the rovision of honest whieh isctin's'trl'i'ctetl of metal, thus preventing insects from testing thenest and theiehy olifiefiing the ilesity' of using "venous poiseiis the-iie'st tn prevent the insects from gettin -en the hen. v n

' A still further ohjet of this invention is Ehe provision of e nestwhich is eqnippe'd With it novel imp fleei- Whieli permits the eggsafter" lztid the nest to piss out of the nest into a box like structure,ijhus p'feVen-tfully described and set forth in the claims *he'r'ete:appended.

Ihthe drawings: 1 Figure 1 is a fragmentary poftionoi a lienileiy inperspective, illustrating my improved nest in therein,

Fig. 2 is a, isp pleii view, when on the1ine3-3 oi Fig. 2,

Flg. gl is a sectional view tiiken on iheiine 4% of Fig. 3.

i-espondiiig p'in'its in all the figlire'sof the di-ziwingsi 1 Referringmore pertieuliifly to the drawings; the numeral 1 flesignaite'sa frament of 'peispeeiive, and siipporied iiieiiv of m iih ievea nesgwith theheodi eiheved; V

Fig. 3 it Verfiieal loI-igititldinel seet'ionel 1 Like numerals ofreference designateeori l a hen house in ivhi'h' is located ii suitablesup oit 2 upon which my improved nests .is

pesieiened. The neeee shown uponfltlhe shl'f upon the support 2 is soti'fangd as to @eimit-a 1'jluf2l1ity' of theseilesieie be positioned onlike support Q in spaeed relziti'on '"te oiie another; 1

My imprevednest 3 comprises in ltS'iCOIlsti'uetioii n box likestruetnrewhich includes bot-win well 5 side while 6; a frontwalll 7, rear Wall 8end top Witll 9, all eonstructed of a single piece-of metal,- sileh'asheevy' tin of the like, W'hielicohstrlz'cztion permitsthe nest to bewished so that it may he keptin a elean end sanitar eondition at alltimes: I

I The side walls 6' are provided jwiih reotangular cut 'o'lit port-ionseonstifiilfiing' opening's to permit .eece'ss to the interior of the boxlike Stf'fiCtUi'B whenassembleda The flop wall 9 is depressed centm'llyto proviele a substantially oblong sea-t which has a bottomWiIll-lO-iilld side Wall 11 l The side will 11 is inclined downwa'r'illyand inwlrdly 'an'cl the bottom wall 10 is snbstzin- -ti allyconeiwogeonyex in erosssect ion and is provided centrally with adepressed falseegg receiving recess '12.

The oblong formation of the seat inctlie {top Wall prevents the hen fromsitting dross Wise'of the nest when lvying eggs; The enthe bottom Wall'10. inclines downwardly from the forward to the reaii' enllthereo'flihe purpose of which Will he :hereinzlftermore fullyeleserihedl v 1 The inclined side Wall llispirfovided an the rearendwith a rectangular opening 18 and the bottom Wall 10 is cleplesseflatathe. rear thereof as at 14 so as tOpTOi/Tld 'ifll inclined runwayfrom the center'o'f the hobtom wall 10 to the rear end thereof andcommunicates with the opening 13, thus permitting the eggs when laidupon the bottom wall 10 to roll toward the center and then down theinclined portion 14 and out through the opening 13 in the rear thereof.

The depressing of the portion 14 of the bottom wall 10 provides thevertical side 'walls 15 which prevent the hen from getting her feetcaught in the nest thus obviating injury to the hen when laying eggs inthe nest.

A door 16 is hingedly secured as at 17 to the under side of the top wall9 at the rear thereof and completely covers the opening 13 in the wall11. The lower edge of the door 16 projects downwardly below the depressed portion 14!: of the bottom wall 10, thus constituting a stop forthe door when in a closed position.

The top wall 9 is provided centrally of its sidelongitudinal edges andadjacent the rear end with a rectangular opening 18 through which isadapted to move the weight carrying arm 19. The weight carrying arm 19has one end bent angular-1y asat 20 and is secured to the rear'side ofthe door 16 adjacent the upper endthereof as at 21 and the arm isnormally held in a horizontal po-. sition when the door is in closedposition.

A weight 22 is secured to the under side of the arm 19 at the outer endthereof and this weight is of sufficient size to normally overcome theweight of the door so as to effectively hold the door closed, but at thesame time, permit the door to be swung outwardly away from the opening13 when struck by an egg traveling down the inclined depressed portion14:, thereby permitting the eggs to pass from the seat 10 over thedepressed portion it out through the opening 13 and drop into and uponthe bottom wall 5 of the box like structure.

A cushioning element 23 constructed of fine foraminous material has itsends bent upwardly as at 24 to provide attaching elements which aresecured to the inner sides of the front and rear walls 7 and 8,centrally of their side longitudinal edges. The attaching portions 24:are secured to the front and rear walls as at 25, thus positioningthebody of the cushioning element directly under the opening 13 in the seatmember.

The cushioning element 23 has its opposite side longitudinal edges cutout as at 26 and this element inclines from its point of connection'tothe front and rear walls toward the center thereof so that when the eggsdrop from the depressed portion 14, they will strike the cushioningelement and roll upon the bottom wall 5 of the box like structure andthereby the eggs are prevented from being broken or otherwise injuredwhen traveling from the seat 10 to the bottom wall 5 of the box likestructure.

When the eggs rolldown the inclined portion let, and strike the door 16,they force the "door outwardly moving'the weight car rying arm upwardlythrough the opening 18, thus permitting the eggs to pass through theopening 13 and fall upon the cushioning element in the manner abovedescribed.

A hood or cover 27 formed of suitable metal, such as tin or the like iscurved at 7 its medial portion as at 28 to provide the side members 29,which members have their lower longitudinal edges bent angularly as at30 to define attaching members which are adapted to be secured upon thetop member as 31 by suitable fastening means 32, such as bolts, screws,rivets or the like. The hood 27 is arranged to completely cover thedepressed seat portion 10 and will also assist in preventing the henfrom sitting sidewise of the nest when laying an egg.

The, hood has its rear end flush with the rear end of the box likestructure, so that when the same is positioned upon the supportingmember 2 in the hen house 1, it will completely close the rear end ofthe nest and leave its front side fully open so that the hen may haveaccess to the nest.

A strip 33 is secured to the upper edge of i I the front wall 7 as at 34to facilitate the drawing of the nest or box like structure out wardlyto permit a person to place his hands in the sides of the box likestructure to remove the eggs therefrom.

WVhat is'claimed is: i 1. A trap nest comprising, a box like structure,including a bottomwall, frontand rear walls, and side walls, a top wall,all

formed of a single piece of material, said side walls provided withrectangular open-V ings, said top wall provided centrally with adepressed portion constituting a seat memher, said seat member providedwith an .in-

clined side wall and concavo-convex bottom wall, said bottom wallsloping from the front to the rear thereof, and provided centrally w1tha false egg receivlng recess, said bottom wall having a depressedportion extending from the center to the rear end thereof, constitutingan egg runway, said side wall provided with an opening in the rearthereof communicating with the runway, a hinged door closing saidopening and 1 ture including a top wall, a bottom wall,

end walls and side walls, all formed, of a single piece of material,said top wall being,

depressed at its medial portion to constitute a seat, the bottom wall ofwhich inclinesv from its forward end to its rear end and is secured tothe end Wall in spaced relation to provided With a run Way, an openingin the the bottom Wall to prevent injury to the egg 7 side Wallcommunicating With the run Way, When dropping from the seat into the boxa door for normally closing said opening in like structure.

5 the side Wall, means for holding the door In testimony whereof I aflixmy signa- 15 closed, said door adapted to be moved outture in presenceof a Witness. wardly against the tension of the means when struck by anegg passing from the bot- NICK WEYER' tom wall of the seat into thebottom of the Witness: 10 box like structure and a cushioning elementBENNETT S. JONES.

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Washington, D. G. Y

